Meditation: Resting Your Heart in Presence (20:13 min.)

Tara Brach

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When we’re having difficulty, we typically tense up our body and mind, and armor our heart. This practice offers a pathway of relaxing that tension and tasting the peace that comes from resting in presence.

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Meditation: Resting Your Heart in Presence (20:13 min.)

Tara Brach

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Realizing True Well-Being, Part 1 55:17

för 5 dagar sedan55:17

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Buddhist psychology and the Western oriented field of positive psychology agree: How we pay attention determines whether we live primarily in fear and judgment, or happiness and peace. This two part series explores the teachings, practices and attitudes that enable us to live a meaningful life with a heart that is “happy for no reason.” In this talk, Tara explores: the essential role of happiness in times of crisis—how choosing joy becomes a radical act of resilience and healing. the trance of negativity and how mindfulness helps awaken our innate capacity for presence, gratitude, and inner freedom. how positive psychology and Buddhist teachings together point us toward “happiness for no reason”—a deep sense of belonging and well-being. the power of intention—how consciously choosing to flourish shifts us from survival mode into love, connection, and aliveness. daily practices like gratitude and loving-kindness as pathways to true well-being and a heart ready for anything.…

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Heart Meditation: Taking in the Goodness (24:08 min.) 24:08

för 6 dagar sedan24:08

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Taking in the Goodness: Rumi said, “Whenever some kindness comes to you, turn that way – toward the source of kindness.” This meditation guides us to look for the source of loving and to turn in that direction. It begins with a lovingkindness practice that spreads the image of a smile into the body, then continues with a practice of seeing the goodness of ourselves and others.…

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Awakening Your Fearless Heart: Tara Brach on Facing Fear (Part 2) 57:32

för 12 dagar sedan57:32

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Fear is a universal human experience, but when it dominates our inner world, it can trap us in a sense of separation and suffering. In this profound talk, Tara Brach introduces how the transformative power of the RAIN meditation can help us face fear with courage and compassion. By bringing mindfulness and loving awareness to fear, we can move beyond its grip and reconnect with the boundless freedom of our true nature. What You’ll Learn: Understanding Fear: How fear arises and creates a sense of separation. The Power of RAIN: A step-by-step guide to using RAIN meditation to work with fear. Awakening Awareness: Discovering the boundless love and presence that holds all emotions, including fear. Highlights: Gain tools to transform fear into a gateway for healing and spiritual awakening. Explore the compassionate practices that lead to a fearless heart. Learn how to navigate fear with mindfulness and loving awareness.…

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Meditation: Relaxing with Life (21:38 min.) 21:38

för 13 dagar sedan21:38

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This meditation begins with a body scan, and then we practice opening to and relaxing with our changing experience. The sitting closes with a beautiful poem by Danna Faulds, "Just for Now."

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Awakening Your Fearless Heart: Tara Brach on Facing Fear (Part 1) 58:17

för 19 dagar sedan58:17

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Meditation: Open-Hearted Presence (23:49 min.) 23:49

för 20 dagar sedan23:49

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This meditation establishes a kind attention by bringing the imagery and felt sense of a smile into the body scan and then, with the breath as a home base, opens the attention to changing experience. We end with a brief loving kindness reflection.

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Freedom from Inner and Outer Tyranny: The Path of Spiritual Warriors 47:01

för 26 dagar sedan47:01

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Many agree that this is the most unpredictable and dangerous time we’ve ever lived through. How do we hold what is unfolding, and respond with courage and clarity? In this talk we reflect on the ways we become spiritual warriors dedicated to freeing ourselves from the inner domination of fear (hatred, delusion) and freeing our world from external forms of tyranny. In this talk, Tara explores: The roots of tyranny and fear—how unprocessed fear fuels aggression, domination, and the rise of authoritarianism. The power of belonging—why remembering our interconnectedness can empower resistance against oppression. Inner freedom as a path to outer change—how mindfulness and heart-centered practices dismantle fear and awaken courage. The role of the spiritual warrior—cultivating presence, compassion, and truth to stand against inner and outer oppression. Taking action from love, not fear—how small, heartfelt acts contribute to collective healing and justice.…

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Meditation: Coming Home to Openhearted Awareness (19 min.) 18:59

för 27 dagar sedan18:59

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In daily life we often leave ourselves, get lost in thoughts, and cut off from a direct, openhearted experience of our life. This meditation reconnects by opening all the senses, turning towards the awareness that is here, and resting in the awakened heartspace that includes and tenderly holds our moment to moment experience (a special favorite from the archives).…

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Equanimity - Part 4 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love 52:05

för 5 weeks sedan52:05

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Part 4: Equanimity - unfolds as we find a wise balance and spaciousness in the midst of this living, dying world. This series reflects on four primary expressions of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices that nurture their unfolding. In this talk, Tara explores: A Heart Ready for Anything – Practical reflections and meditations to cultivate equanimity in relationships and daily life. The Wisdom of Equanimity – How balance and spacious awareness free us from reactivity and deepen our capacity for love. Equanimity as the Ground for Compassion – The role of equanimity in keeping love from contracting into attachment and compassion from turning into pity. Navigating Emotional Waves – The metaphor of the ocean and waves to cultivate presence amidst life’s inevitable challenges. The Shadow Side of Equanimity – How indifference can masquerade as equanimity and the importance of staying engaged with life.…

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Meditation: The Space and Aliveness of Presence (21:56 min.) 21:56

för 5 weeks sedan21:56

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We arrive in presence by deepening attention in the body; relaxing and awakening through a body scan. That presence deepens as we bring our attention to the space of awareness that includes the changing flow of sounds, sensations and feelings. In that wholeness of formlessness and form, we discover our natural being - open, awake and tender.…

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Joy – Part 3 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love 52:39

för 6 weeks sedan52:39

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Joy blossoms in the moments our hearts open boundlessly to reality, to the 10,000 joys and sorrows. This series reflects on four primary expressions of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices that nurture their unfolding.…

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Meditation: The Heartspace Where All is Welcome (18:40 min.) 18:40

för 6 weeks sedan18:40

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This meditation scans through the body, and awakens attention to the open, inclusive awareness that all life arises in. We then explore experiencing that openness in the region of the heart, saying yes to life and including whatever is here with unconditional presence.

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Compassion - Part 2 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love 53:51

för 7 weeks sedan53:51

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Compassion – the tender resonance of heart – awakens as we allow ourselves to be touched by our shared vulnerability. This series reflects on four primary expressions of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices that nurture their unfolding.…

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Meditation: Awareness is Our Home (21:39 min.) 21:39

för 7 weeks sedan21:39

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This guided practice helps us come into our senses through a body scan. We then rest in the awareness that is listening to and feeling the changing flow of experience. When the mind drifts, the return is a relaxing back to our senses, and to the sea of awareness that includes and experiences the waves of life.…

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Lovingkindness – Part 1 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love 55:06

för 8 weeks sedan55:06

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Discover the essence of lovingkindness in this first talk of Tara Brach's series, "Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love." This series delves into four primary qualities of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. In Part 1, Tara explores the nature of lovingkindness — how it can be blocked by our habitual patterns, and how we can nurture and fully realize this innate capacity through mindful practices and understanding. ❤️ What You’ll Learn: Understanding the nature of lovingkindness and its role in spiritual growth Recognizing the habitual patterns that block the expression of love Learning practical techniques to cultivate and deepen lovingkindness Insights on how lovingkindness can transform your relationship with yourself and others…

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